Figure 1) Current SST Conditions and Shipping Route Information.

The tabs below show the daily 5km SST values for 2024-07-03.

Current conditions are based on the latest remotely sensed data from NOAA Coral Reef Watch and GHRSST L4.

The light green lines and ship icon represent the 2024 route for the ship of opportunity.

For comparison, the dark green lines represent the location the 2023 shipping route. The dark green icon represents the location of turtle release on July 10, 2023.

The 4 circles represent longitudes of interest across the eastern North Pacific Ocean. Figure 2 shows a time series of SST conditions at these 4 longitudes.

Black lines represent the 18°C isotherm. The Thermal Corridor area is outlined in white.

Current SST Conditions: 2024





Figure 2) Average SST time series.

Weekly and long-term average sea surface temperatures at 4 longitudes in the eastern North Pacific (160W, 150W, 145W, 140W).

For each longitude, the darker lines with circles represent the weekly SST average since 2023.

To compare the current SST values (2023-present) with the long-term average for the same time period, the lighter solid lines represent the long-term monthly SST averages between 1997-2022.

The black horizontal line at 18°C was used as a reference for optimal temperatures during turtle release.

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